''Warrior Strong'' is a 2023 Canadian drama film, directed by

Shane Belcourt Shane Anthony Belcourt (born December 30, 1972) is a Canadian writer, director, and cinematographer.Jennie Punter, "'I didn't have time to filter'". ''The Globe and Mail'', August 14, 2008. He is best known for his 2007 feature film '' Tkaronto'' ...

.Matt Grobar
"Andrew Dice Clay & Jordan Johnson-Hinds Set For Sports Drama ‘Warrior Strong’; Quiver Launching Sales In Toronto"
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'', August 9, 2022. The film stars

Jordan Johnson-Hinds Jordan Johnson-Hinds (born November 1, 1989) is a Canadian actor,Alexandra Del Rosario"Jordan Johnson-Hinds Joins Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn NBC Drama Pilot" ''Deadline Hollywood'', July 12, 2021. most noted for his leading roles as Keon Colby in t ...

as Bilal Irving, a headstrong aspiring professional basketball player who is asked by his former high school principal Jules (

Sarah Podemski Sarah Podemski (born 1983) is a Canadian actress, best known for her supporting role as Rita in the television series ''Reservation Dogs'', as well as the voice of Sky in ''Total Drama''. The sister of actresses Tamara Podemski and Jennifer Podem ...

) to return to the school as assistant to head basketball coach Avery Schmidt (

Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990, he became the f ...

). The cast also includes Stephen Kalyn, Julian Young, Rosa Blasi, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat,

Raoul Bhaneja Raoul Bhaneja is an English-Canadian actor, musician, writer and producer. Early life and studies Bhaneja was born in Manchester. His father is an Indian Sindhi, and his mother is Irish. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canad ...

, Rohan Mead, Dylan Cook, Macaulee Cassaday, Aidan Kalechstein, Keenan Grom and Randy Jernier. The film entered production in summer 2022, in

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. The film premiered at the

2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival The 2023 edition of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the 35th edition in the event's history, took place from September 16 to 24, 2023 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and ...

.Clement Goh
"Cinéfest Sudbury marks 35 years with focus on comedy and vampires"
CBC Northern Ontario, August 23, 2023.

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